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Now that a new shipment of mystery boxes is winging its way to happy buyers around the globe, please post your pulls and pictures here!

I guess I'll start off with mine. I got these at Comic-Con:

SDCC Mystery Box #1

- B&W GOFU Exclusive Binder
- Burnt Tent Jumbo Prop Card
- Goblet Of Fire Retail Box
- Prisoner Of Azkaban Update Retail Box
- Sorcerer's Stone Silver Base Set and 9 Chase Card Set
- Goblet Of Fire Tin
- Chamber Of Secrets Blue Promo Card Set
- Gold Poster Card Set

- C06 - Durmstrang Student Uniform 564/725
- Peter Best as The Executioner Autograph Card
- SS 35mm Film Card Harry w/ Ollivanders Wand
- Hungarian Horntail Breathing Fire Lenticular Case Topper

SDCC Mystery Box #2

- B&W GOFU Exclusive Binder
- Champions Tent Jumbo Prop Card
- Goblet Of Fire Retail Box
- Prisoner Of Azkaban Update Retail Box
- Sorcerer's Stone Silver Base Set and 9 Chase Card Set
- Prisoner Of Azkaban Comic Con Exclusive Tin
- Chamber Of Secrets Blue Promo Card Set

- C01 - Harry's First Task Robes 208/400
- Matthew Lews as Neville Longbottom Autograph
- CFC8 35mm Film Card - Dumbledore at the 3rd Task
- Hermione Hits Malfoy Lenticular Case Topper

SDCC Mystery Box #3

- B&W GOFU Exclusive Binder
- Burnt Tent Jumbo Prop Card
- Goblet Of Fire Retail Box
- Prisoner Of Azkaban Update Retail Box
- Sorcerer's Stone Silver Base Set and 9 Chase Card Set
- Goblet Of Fire Update Tin
- Chamber Of Secrets Blue Promo Card Set
- Gold Poster Card Set

- C12 - Rita Skeeter's Costume #184/300
- Warwick Davis as Prof. Flitwick Autograph Card
- CFC1 35mm Film Card - Tri-Wizard Cup
- Sirius In Azkaban Lenticular Case Topper

- Ci4d - Viktor Krum's Wand (Bird Head Variant)

SDCC Mystery Box #4:

- B&W GOFU Exclusive Binder
- Burnt Tent Jumbo Prop Card
- Goblet Of Fire Retail Box
- Prisoner Of Azkaban Update Retail Box
- Sorcerer's Stone Silver Base Set and 9 Chase Card Set
- Goblet Of Fire Tin
- Chamber Of Secrets Blue Promo Card Set

- C01a Harry's First Task Robes #322/374
- P10a - Trial Chamber Paperwork #276/317
- Peter Best as The Executioner Autograph

I received my box today. :)

GOF SDCC binder
burnt tent jumbo prop
POAU retail box
GOF retail box
COS blue promo set
POA red tin with POA gold base set

Executioner auto
GOF C5 Viktor Krum shirt
GOF CFC5 filmcard
SS McGonagall case topper

OOOH! You got a gold base set!!! COOL!!  8)

I was happy about that. :)  I really, really like the burnt tent prop.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/kbmum/GOF/burnttent.jpg)

Very Cool Cindy!! I hope I'm lucky and get one of each!!

I was wondering...I know a few of you purchased more than one mystery box  ;).
If someone wants to get rid of some of those binders, please let me know.  8)
I know I'll need buy three more to settle the fighting here in my home!!  ::)

You mean the binder only or the binder with the large card?

Only the binder!  :)

got mine today, here's what was inside

B&W GOFU Exclusive Binder
Burnt Tent Jumbo Prop Card
Goblet Of Fire Retail Box
Prisoner Of Azkaban Update Retail Box
Sorcerer's Stone Silver Base Set and 9 Chase Card Set
Goblet Of Fire Tin
Chamber Of Secrets Blue Promo Card Set
Gold Poster Set

- Restricted Section Library Book #004/485
- Beaxbaton students uniform dark blue #544/800
- GOF film card 197/300 (cedric in both cells)
- Peter Best as The Executioner Autograph

Great number - lucky you!

Mine arrived today.

#1
SDCC Binder
Burnt Tent Jumbo Prop (not much of a variation swatch)  :-\
GOF Retail Box
POAU Retail Box
SS Gold base set with chase cards
COS blue promo set
POA Tin with Gold base set inside  ;D ;D
Peter Best auto
SS Gryffindor Students 298/460
SS Voldy Filmcard 355/397
SS Practice broom 66/450

#2
SSCC Binder
1st task Tent material jumbo prop (blank swatch)  :(
GOF retail box
POAU retail box
GOFU silver base set
COS blue promo set
POA tin with holofoil base set inside  ;D
Ray Farron auto
GOF C4 427/700 (brown)
GOF CFC8 192/300 (i needed this one)  ;D
GOF Cemetery Case topper

I also received my tie set. I like a lot!!!  ;D

gold base set, very nice!! ;D

Gold base set AND Riddle case topper... veeery nice ;D

Congrats on some GREAT pulls!  ;D I hope I do as well!  :o=

Stupid question: How do you know you have a gold base set in the tin?  Is it just that the Harry Potter writing and squiggle line is gold?  I was just wondering because if it is all wrapped up, how do you know that the other cards are the same?  And what is holofoil?  ???  I've never gotten these before and I want to know what to look for.  :-\

You don't know until you open the tin.  Mine was covered in shrinkwrap, but had no stickers on it.  Inside was the base set, also shrinkwrapped.  I thought it was a regular POA base set until I held it up and took a good look at, then realized the foil was gold instead of silver.  There are reportedly 32 POA gold foil sets.

The holofoil set comes in the same kind of tin, but there's a sticker that lists the contents (holofoil base set and 9 promos for POA and POAU).  Holofoil is on the words and squiggly line across the bottom of the cards.  It has a rainbow effect when you hold it up to the light.  It's different from the silver foil and personally, it's my favorite foil.  It's really pretty.

Nice pulls, Jackie! :)

I decided to open my retail box of POA update that I got with my mystery box and pulled a Weasley quidditch costume #1468/2803.  I thought it was cool considering I didn't expect to get anything out of it hehe

The POAU retail boxes had two costume cards -- a George Weasley Quidditch robe and a Harry black robe.  They were both numbered well over 2000, but at least the retail release seemed to be pretty much dud-free.  I can't remember reading that a retail box was missing a costume card.

Holofoil has always been my favorite also!! I really wish they (Artbox) would would produce it again!!
It's so purdy!!!  ;D

Thank you Cindy!  8)

Thanks for the clarification on the base set differences!  ;)

Opened one Mystery Box:

* SDCC binder
* First Task Tent Jumbo Prop (Full swatch Variant)  ;D  ;D
* GOF Retail Box
* POAU Retail Box
* GOFU silver base set
* GOF blue promo card pack
* POA Tin with gold base set (the gold line and title "Harry Potter" was in gold)  ;D  ;D
* Gold Poster Card set

*GOF Goblet filmcard
*Dumbledore TF1 Costume Card  :o  :o  ;D  ;D (one of my "dream cards" that I could never get...and never thought I would!)
*Sirius Black Lenticular Case Card
*Lilly Potter Auto Card
 

NICE mystery box  ;D

Thanks  :)  I was thrilled!  ;D  I will scan a pic of the jumbo tent prop tomorrow and post it to the forum!

Wow, seems most pple got the gold base set!!!  :o

But it lead me to think whether it was THAT limited at all...... ^-^

Anyway, keeping my fingers crossed that I will also pull some great stuff from my boxes!!!!

Yeah Jackie and I were discussing this last night. There were a handful of golds leaked between PoA and PoAU, then there were some in the SDCC 2005 goodie bags and now they are cropping up in SDCC 2006 bags, there's no way that print run was limited to 32 IMHO. So I've adjusted the guide accordingly - just saying that they are rare and difficult to find (because they are), but I wouldn't stake my life on the 32 we were originally given.

Nice item though ;D well done.

Wow, Bitsy, you received the best post-SDCC box so far! :D

Thanks, Cindy!  :)

I was elated! I have it's contents just sitting out so I can look at them...I am such a cornball, but I love this card collecting hobby (obsession?  ???)!  :D

Obsession!! Definitely obsession!!! :rofl: :rofl:

I opened my POAU retail boxes and this was what was in them.

#1
Harry's Robe #1876/2575

#2
Harry's Robe #1899/2575
George's Robe #1114/2803

Wow 2 :o

 :rofl:  Yeah, I'm  thinkin'  it's getting serious... ;) 


Congrats on getting TWO pulls from your retail box!!!!!!!!! I've never seen that!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :o

Oh no, light sabers at dawn  :rofl: 

I was a bit dubious about how the oversized cards would look but they are exactly like a normal size card, only bigger  ;D  Congratulations to everyone on getting a goody bag - I would have been tempted if the postage wasn't so high - but it is so nice that people who collect these cards can now get their hands on them  ;D

 :-[ I don't think I have ever opened a retail box!  :-[ From what you all are saying, pulling two is rare?
Well, right on!!!!  ;D I feel special!!  8)

Well you know what us Yaks are like, we are real snobs about retail boxes and usually try to avoid them :rofl: but I was fairly sure that the odds were 1:24/1 per box...

When more SDCC boxes arrive we'll be better equipped to answer this question ;D my tracking number says that my parcel has come out of the other side of customs and should be here Mon/Tues ;D

I received my two Mystery Boxes. ;D  Both boxes were opened and combined into one for shipping so I’m not sure what contents originally came together.  Here’s my breakdown for both boxes:

(2) GoF Retal Box
(2) PoAU Retail Box
(1) GoFU Binder with First Task Tent (variant ;D)
(1) GoFU Binder with QWC Burnt Tent
(1) Gold Poster Set
(2) Blue Foil CoS Promos
(2) PoA Tins (both tins contained a gold foil base set ;D)
(1) SS Base Set w/ Foil Set
(1) GoFU Base Set

One plastic box contained:
GoF Riddle Graveyard Lenticular Case Card
GoF CFC9 FilmCard 136/300 (cells: Harry being confronted my a mernaid)
GoF C2 Cedric Robe 235/500 (yellow)
GoF Predrag Bjelac (Karkaroff) Auto

The second plastic box contained:
SS McGonagall Transformation Lenticular Case Card
GoFU CFC7 FilmCard 332/350 (cells: close-up of the top of Harry’s face, side view)
GoF TFI Dumbledore Robe 166/175 ;D
SS Geraldine Somerville (Lily Potter) Auto

Woo Hoo! Nice box, Anna!  ;D My TF-1 Dumbledore card came with the Lily Potter auto as well. I wonder if a pattern is developing to some extent.

This was the Ravenclaw Card from my Tie set.  I like how it seems to have a bit of a stitching variant.  :D

(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g51/grint07/get-attachment.jpg)








Ok, here's the Jumbo First Task Tent Prop Swatch.  I loved this one a bunch.  :D I hope I'm doing this right.  :-\

(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g51/grint07/get-attachment-1.jpg)

I love your Ravenclaw swatch Bitsy. 8)  The tie set that I got had all regular swatches, nothing special. :P  Here's the First Task Tent that I got, it's not as decorative as yours though:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/AnnaO/GoFU%20Cards/8x10_First_Task_Tent.jpg)

Ooh! I think that is a lovely swatch, Anna! It's very ornate with great shape to it!  :o Wow.

Cool swatch Anna!!  8)  Muuuuch better than mine!  :P

My Ravenclaw swatch has stitch holes through it too!!  :D

Ooooh, I want to see it, please. ;D

Well it's not as good as Bitsy's but here it is!
There are holes along the crease!  :D

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b25/motocrossmom/ravenclawtie.jpg)

That's great, you all got pretty inserts.  :D  And it was really the time that Anna has luck when pulling something out of boxes.  8)

I have to wait longer. My 3 boxes are at customs says the tracking status.  ::)

EDIT: cleared customs at 19th.  :D

So if they send it directly to me (what they did last time), i have a chance on Monday. If not and i have to pick it from local customs, i should get it Wednesday.

That's a nice variant card!!!  8) Very cool!  ;)

really nice variants!

Looks like I'm only going to be shopping for one person when I go next year  ::) ;D

And leave Dawn alone  :rofl:

 :o

My 3 boxes arrived today and I have to say the contents really made me very very very happy!!!

(3) GOF Retail Box
(3) POAU Retail Box
(1) GOFU Binder with First Task Tent
(2) GOFU Binder with Burnt Tent (both different coloured patch)
(1) Gold Poster Set
(2) Blue Foil COS Promos
(1) Red Foil COS Promos  ;D
(3) POA Tins (all tins contained a gold foil base set!!!  ;D ;D)
(1) SS Base Set w/ Foil Set
(2) GOFU Base Set

The first plastic box contained:
POA Bonnie wright (Ginny Weasley) Auto!!!!  ;D ;D ;D
GOF C3 Fleur Delacour Robes 125/250 (blue variant)
GOF Riddle Graveyard Lenticular Case Card  ;D
GOF CFC2 FilmCard 248/300 (Harry hiding among the rocks during the 1st task)

The second plastic box contained:
POAU Peter Best (Executioner) Auto
SS McGonagall Transformation Lenticular Case Card
GOF CFC5 FilmCard 073/300 (close-up of Hermoine, full frontal face pic!!!!  ;D ;D)
GOF C5 Viktor Krum Costume 242/400
 
The best box among the 3:
POA Julie Christie (Madam Rosemerta) Auto  ;D ;D ;D ;D
POAU Hermoine Granger's Trousers Costume 428/730 (really loved this one coz its a great variant piece!! imagine 2 rows of stitching with 1 black and 1 white thread hanging on the patch!!!!  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D) Must get a scanner/camera and take a pic!!!! 
SS Harry with new wanf Filmcard (closeup of John Hurt face) 090/397
SS Hogwarts Students Costume 175/750

All in all, money well spent indeed!!!!!!!  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Would be interesting to see what kind of money the POAU Hermione costume variant will fetch on ebay!!  >:D

Nice Breaks !
I am gutted I was just about to invest my Birthday money on a couple of these boxes and they look to be sold out now.
If any one know how I might get a couple even one it would be muchness appreciated.

Rich

My 3 boxes arrived today.  :D  But unfortunately i'll be home late today, so i have to wait 5 more hours before i can open them.  :P

Ready, here are the inserts of my 3 boxes:

(3) GOF Retail Box
(3) POAU Retail Box
(2) GOFU Binder with First Task Tent, both nice variants.  ;D  ;D
(1) GOFU Binder with Burnt Tent
(2) Gold Poster Set
(2) Blue Foil COS Promo Sets
(1) Blue Foil GOF Promo Set  ;D
(1) POA Tin with a gold foil base set  ;D
(2) GOF Tins
(3) SS Gold Foil Base Sets

From the 3 plastic boxes i got:

(2) POAU Peter Best (Executioner) Auto
(1) POAU Pansy Parkinson Auto
(1) GOF Riddle Graveyard Lenticular Case Card  ;D
(2) GOF P10a Trial Chamber Prop Card, 1 with much writing.  ;D
(1) GOF C2 yellow Cedric Costume
(1) SS Hogwarts Students (750) Costume Card
(1) SS Neville's PJ with ear of the Teddy.  ;D
(2) SS Filmcard with Voldemort
(1) GOF Filmcard CFC9

And also in the parcel the Tie Set and the Trophy Card which arrived safely.  :D

Mystery Box breakdown:
1 box of retail GOF
1 box of retail POAU
I set of gold movie poster cards,
( Half with bent lower left corners, sent it back to ARTBOX for replacement.)
POA Professor Flitwick Autograph
Flitch's Costume card 356/360
Harry's Black robe
Set of 4 Chamber of Secrets BLUE Promos
SDCC Binder
I large Tent material Prop card, plain swatch
Set of SS Cards with chase cards
1 GOF Tin
1 SS Cinema Film Card

 ;D Ok I got my 2 boxes too and Hermione's auto also arrived yesterday.
And I think I'm in heaven in these 2 days..... :P

2 GOFU SDCC binder
1 over size burn tent
1 over size first task tent
2 GOF tins  :-\
2 GOF retail box
2 POAU retail box
1 house ties set
1 gold poster set
1 GOFU base set  :-\
1 SS base set with foil set
2 COS blue promo set

2 Lily Potter auto  :rofl: ya! 2 in 1 plustic box  ;D
GOF C11 3 colour variants 369/800
GOF CCFC7 with dragon and Harry 244/300
POAU  Lenticular Case Card  Harry with buckbeat

1  Ernle Pang auto
GOF C7 Light blue 778/800
GOFU CFC2 229/300 with Krum
SS PROP CARD 088/140  ;D ;D ;D


Should I open the POAU retail box?? ???

very nice pulls!

It should be the same for everyone but the SS base set is the gold foil base set!!!

Better check your SS sets as they should be the gold foil variants!!!!!! ;D

I checked it and I think it's normal SS foil set.
But I really like the gold poster set.....very nice looking!!!  ;D

Now someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that the SS gold base set is the standard base set! It's the silver foil that is new for SS!  :)

Yes,Gold foil is standard set.....so I got standard set and standard foil set.....
I wish I can get both POA AND GOF tin......but both are GOF..... :-[

interesting, i didn't realize that the SS set was originally in gold.  The one I got in my mystery box has silver foil.  Unfortunately one of the cards on top of the pile has a dinged corner   :(

Nice pull!! You got SS silver foil base set.  :o
Maybe you can send back to artbox and replace them.
I opened my 2 POAU retail boxes only 1 harry costume..... :'( :'( :'(

well i got mine today

i got a

gold POA base set in a tin
gold poster set
gold SS base set
red COS promo set
Aunt Marge auto
SS Practice Broom
SS Troll film card
GOF Hermione Trousers
Oversize prop burnt tent 

POA retail box
GOF retail box
plus the binder

I'm not sure where to post this...
I'm looking to buy a SS Troll filmcard that doesn't have Ollivander or the bank Goblins in the cells.
Does anyone have this and want to sell it?  :o=

*sniff* my box is at the post office & I can't pick it up until tomorrow *sniff*

I had scaned some cards which from SDCC and put on my blog.
If you interested in,take a look on them.

http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/hanawao-2006/

Great Pulls everyone!

Nice pics, hanawao!  ;)

I have a question for Jon and ECL. You had posted in your breakdown that you had received SILVER SS base sets. Did you open the shrink wrap and check that?

I only cracked open one of them. Now that there might be reports of standard Gold Foil, I may break open the others to see. The one I did open was indeed Silver Foil. I hope the other 3 are as well.

yea, i just opened the shrink wrap on mine, i wasn't aware prior to opening it of the two variations

So you have silver also?

yes, my SS set has the silver foil stamping on all the cards.  I don't have the gold foil set cause i've never actually bought a box of sorcerer's stone when it was released!

Picked up my Mystery Box from the Post Office today (thanks Edith!)

- B&W GOFU Exclusive Binder
- Burnt Tent Jumbo Prop Card
- Goblet Of Fire Retail Box
- Prisoner Of Azkaban Update Retail Box
- Goblet of Fire silver foil
- POA Tin w/ Holofoil set
- Chamber Of Secrets Blue Promo Card Set
- Gold Poster Card Set

- GOF C04 - Krum (brown) 260/400
- Peter Best as The Executioner Autograph Card
- GOF CFC5 Dumbledore w/ Dumbledore cells
- SS McGonagall Case Topper

I'm pretty pleased!  Also love my tie set (again, thanks Edith!)

This is interesting.  Tialessa, cardz_house, and I received nearly the same inserts:

GOF C4  or C5 Krum costume
GOF CFC5 Dumbledore filmcard
Peter Best auto
SS McGonagall case topper

Congrats on your pulls everyone!  I'm still looking for a GOF CFC5, so if anyone wants to sell, let me know.